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Oskar Blues Ten FIDY

Oskar Blues Ten FIDY - Imperial Stout

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 Percentile 
100
overall
Brewed by Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
Style: Imperial Stout

Lyons, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
9194.08/5.04.07/5.0Winter9.4%93.4Snifter
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Commercial Description:
Oskar Blues has released a special draft-only seasonal beer for the winter months. Ten FIDY Imperial stout is a titanic wonder of a stout, immensely viscous, and loaded with neck-deep flavors of chocolate, malt, coffee, cocoa and oats. It’s the beer equivalent of decadently rich milkshake made with Whoppers malted-milk balls and Heaven’s best chocolate ice cream. Ten FIDY is about 10% ABV and is made with enormous amounts of two-row malts, chocolate malts, roasted barley, flaked oats and hops. Ten FIDY’s huge-but-comforting flavors hide a whopping 98 IBUs that are deftly tucked underneath the beer’s mountains of malty goodness.

Also affectionately known as Ten W FIDY (i.e., 10W-50).

Editor's Note: The brewery has had the ABV tested at a lab, which came out to 9.4%.

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 allfreej (358), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Feb 15, 2009  
On tap at The Big Hunt, Washington, DC. I might have rated it lower from a can, but on tap, this stuff is dynamite! Pours black, with a dense brown head. Thick lace that hardens into a crust. Appearance of burnt motor oil. Nose is huge--coffee, chocolate, smoke. Falvor is malt, chocolate, coffee, smoke, malted milk balls, earth, alcohol, unbelievably complex. Thick, viscous, sweet, fillinf, shifting hues of flavor, over-the-top strong. I couldn’t have survived more than one pint of this stuff!


 BigBen2120 (688), Derry, New Hampshire, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Aug 17, 2009  
12oz can obtained at The Liquor Shoppe in Tygsboro, MA. Pours a completely opaque black with a half inch of short-lived tan head. Roasty dark chocolate, coffee, toast, date, hints of nut, brown sugar, toffee; the slightest hint of alcohol toward the end. Toast, dark chocolate, coffee, and toffee hit the palate right away, with some brown sugar, burnt, dark roasted coffee, toffee nut, and date, along with just the slightest tinge of alcohol warming dominate the exceptionally long finish for this beer. Rich full mouthfeel without being too viscous or syrupy, with light to medium carbonation. While this is definitely a sipper (true to style), one sip most definitely invites another one due to the complexity and tastiness. I am literally floored by this beer. It more than lives up to the hype. Possibly the best RIS I have ever had the pleasure of drinking, this beer is practically perfect in every way. and in a can to boot! Absolutely stellar.


bigwilliestyel (8), Virginia, USA
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5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Jun 5, 2009  
This is easily my favorite Imperial Stout. It’s nickname pretty much describes the way it pours, used 10W-50 motor oil. Oily black with a blackish tan head. Very hoppy for an Imp but you don’t really notice this. If you’re looking for a beer that will knock you down and keep you coming back for more this is it. An essential part of my beer collection.


bacummings (21), Alabama, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/520/20
May 28, 2009    Updated: Jun 2, 2009
Thick thick thick. Lots of chocolate flavor and smell. Don’t spill this one because it will stain the hell out of a shirt! Definitely worth the mess though. I could drink this beer until I lay down and die. So good!


 nearbeer (1833), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/520/20
Apr 16, 2008    Updated: Oct 13, 2008
Draft at Max’s Baltimore. Opaque chocolate with a two-finger, lasting and creamy head. Aroma is a beautiful mix of orange, cocoa, caramel, espresso, dried wood, pure vanilla, smoke, and dried herbs. Flavor is awesome and pretty much the same as the aroma, except blended so well that you can get carried away with this one - dangerously chuggable. Heavy body is so smooth its ridiculous, has some tingle and just enough dryness on the finish.


ObsceneOne (32), Tampa, Florida, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/519/20
Apr 27, 2008  
So near to perfection it hurts. Pours Black and Flat, Sticks to the glass and smells of coffee nuts chocolate tobacco. On the tongue is it nasty good, Would make you want to hop up on a bad leg and do a good thing. Damn thats good.


 Aubrey (2773), Denver, Colorado, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/519/20
Apr 16, 2007    Updated: Nov 10, 2007
2007 Boulder Strong Ale Fest: Black w/dark-tan head. Very inviting nose ... classic impy stout. Super rich texture. Flavors and aromas were bold and intense from start to finish. Chocolate blast everywhere. Tons of hop flavors and aromas, yet it was amazingly balanced. Healthy bitterness to boot, with a drying finish. Wonderful, wonderful beer. This was the highlight of the festival, for me. RERATE, can: Just and rich and rewarding. Complex, with dark chocolate, charcoal, licorice, caramel, tar, ... I love it.



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